COUN1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Determinism, Existentialism, Empiricism
25 May 2018
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Theories and Approaches to Counselling – Weekly Notes
WEEK 1:
- Listening = listening and empathise (e.g. Past experiences)
- Stop yourself from caring too much but not enough – self care
- Theory summarizes the information base on philosophy and draws
conclusion. Theories provide guidelines that have been tested by experienced
counselors. They explain behaviors. They may predict desirable or undesirable
outcomes in given circumstances (Gibson & Mitchell, 2003).
- How can you relate to someone who comes from a different world to you? –
understanding societies, cultures, ethnicity, values etc. Finding a common
ground
- The more you know yourself, the better counsellor you will be
- Genuinely compassionate and understanding
- Being non-judgmental and acceptance of people before getting to know them
and their story
- Good body language and eye contact – making a comfortable environment and
being open
- Listen to listen and not listen to respond
Counselling is the way of empowering someone in a different way rather than
advice giving and rescuing them from a situation.
Psychology – clinical, diagnoses, labelling, temporary fix
Counselling – personal, focus on someone’s personal life and their experiences,
more humanistic approach
Carl Rogers:
- Seeing the person as they are and holding back any judgement or remarks you
may have
Terms:
➢ Materialism believed that humans were entirely physical.
➢ Determinist asserted that all human choices were determined by the laws of
nature.
➢ Rationalism emphasized that reasons, innate ideas, and deductions guide
knowledge.
➢ Empiricism underscored that experience was the source of knowledge.
➢ Positivism concentrated on natural phenomena or facts that were objectively
observable.
➢ Existentialism focused on the uniqueness of human beings and highlighted
this as the only reality. Eg) “What does it mean to exist?” or “What does my
existence tell me about where I am in my life”
- To be free you must challenge your own existence
- Everyone’s life experiences are so different
- Take the person on a quest to change their perspective of the pain – the
pain will lessen the more you are aware of the pain
Boy and Pine (1983)
*Theory can’t hold up evidence…evidence must provide the support and the
foundation for all theory*
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Document Summary
Theories and approaches to counselling weekly notes. Listening = listening and empathise (e. g. past experiences) Stop yourself from caring too much but not enough self care. Theory summarizes the information base on philosophy and draws conclusion. Theories provide guidelines that have been tested by experienced counselors. They may predict desirable or undesirable outcomes in given circumstances (gibson & mitchell, 2003). How can you relate to someone who comes from a different world to you? understanding societies, cultures, ethnicity, values etc. The more you know yourself, the better counsellor you will be. Being non-judgmental and acceptance of people before getting to know them and their story. Good body language and eye contact making a comfortable environment and being open. Listen to listen and not listen to respond. Counselling is the way of empowering someone in a different way rather than advice giving and rescuing them from a situation. Counselling personal, focus on someone"s personal life and their experiences, more humanistic approach.
